The music, film and technology festival SXSW kicked off in Austin, Texas on March 12 and runs until March 20. Canadian docs screening in competition include Taqwacore and Reel Injun and the website for eco-doc Waterlife is in competition for a SXSW Web Award. The NFB's GDP webdoc project is being featured as part of the IDFA DocLab panel on March 13.

The  2010 Women in Film & Television Toronto (WIFT-T) Development Incubator takes place June 15 to 18. WIFT-T Development Incubator is designed to develop market-driven feature films and support the next generation of Canadian feature film professionals.

Upcoming Doc Soup Screenings: March 17 in Toronto's Bloor Cinema - Garbage Dreams; March 18 in Vancouver's Festival Cinema - Garbage Dreams; April 1 and 6 in Edmonton through the Global Visions Film Festival - October Country; April 7 in Calgary's Eau Claire Market - Soundtrack for a Revolution.